Category Archives: Poems

Thankful

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Thankful I thank you for the pasturing of my beast, for the plants you never fail to water, for your mind that flies beyond Time. Do I do something to earn this grace, or is it given freely in random … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of You

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

The Illusion of You The illusion of you was a red- dawn sky after an all- night storm, rose-tipped, filled with hope, looking for stability. What you might have been, lapped at my feet and there was a calm, you … Continue reading →

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The Taming of Eve – Remembering La Reve

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

It’s sometimes hard to look back and decide just exactly what event or events were, what I refer to, as Life- changers…those markers on the highway, for those of us who do believe in destiny, that change the direction we … Continue reading →

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90% Transparent

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

I am only 90% transparent..so I leave a hazy shadow on the wall. When I fly across state borders or the ocean, I am just an almost- seen. This is how I travel, deep inside your laptop, passing checkpoints, X-ray … Continue reading →

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Darkly

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Darkly A cold wind howls across my heart This darkness is not warmed by fire The chamber walls are narrowing The air begins its umbral stifling. There is no raven at the door And Time so relative, seems faster Only … Continue reading →

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Mated Beauty, I Remember You

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Mated Beauty for Umahmad In your arms, my pain meets its Master’s call To transform obediently tonight, Into a funny child with laughing eyes, Who glows over the room with gentle light. The gifts we get are measured and beloved, … Continue reading →

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Drink Me With Your Eyes

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Click to download the poem recited to my musical composition here. This is a performance piece, so to thoroughly enjoy it, please make that extra effort to click and listen to it spoken to the music. Drink Me With Your … Continue reading →

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Sunset On Mars

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Sunset On Mars On a different world we would have never met, Your slinky lizard ways, along the alien dunes. You would have not been seen, through my smart telescope, No catch ‘n bag ’em posse riding hard upon your … Continue reading →

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The Soul-Infused

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

The Soul-Infused It all began with you… my love, my ghost upon the pane. Once a heart is cracked in two, nothing stays the same. Anything is possible, when the insane are labeled sane. When we feel the dead world … Continue reading →

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Ending On A Small Note…Re-Cap Of The Tiny Reading May 17th

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

I love giving poetry readings in Second Life. I suffer stage fright every time, but once I say “Hello,” I find I am just “doing it and loving it.” Reading at Anrod’s Art Garden last Saturday was a very special … Continue reading →

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